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Henry Briggs

(Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630)

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• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Arithmetica logarithmica sive Logarithmorum chiliades centum, pro numeris naturali serie crescentibus ab unitate ad 100000 : una cum canone triangulorum sen tabula artificialium sinuum, tangentium & secantium ad radium 10,00000,00000 & ad singula scrupula prima quadrantis ... (excudebat Petrus Rammasenius, 1628), also by John Napier, Henrique Herbery, Pieter Rammazeyn, and Adriaan Vlacq (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: A declaration of the state of the colony and affaires in Virginia With a relation of the barbarous massacre in the time of peace and league, treacherously executed by the natiue infidels vpon the English, the 22 of March last. Together with the names of those that were then massacred; that their lawfull heyres, by this notice giuen, may take order for the inheriting of their lands and estates in Virginia. And a treatise annexed, written by that learned mathematician Mr. Henry Briggs, of the Northwest passage to the South Sea through the continent of Virginia, and by Fretum Hudson. Also a commemoration of such worthy benefactors as haue contributed their Christian charitie towards the aduancement of the colony. And a note of the charges of necessary prouisions fit for euery man that intends to goe to Virginia. Published by authoritie. (Imprinted at London : By G. Eld, for Robert Mylbourne, and are to be sold at his shop, at the great south doore of Pauls, 1622), also by Edward Waterhouse and without provisions necessary to sustaine themselves Virginia Company of London. Inconveniencies that have happened to some persons which have transported themselves from England to Virginia (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: The effects of errors in surveying (C. Griffin and company, limited;, 1912) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Mathematical tables, contrived after a most comprehensive method: viz, a table of logarithms, from 1 to 101000. To which is added (upon the same page) the differences and proportional parts, whereby the logarithm of any number under 10,000,000 may be easily found. Tables of natural sines, tangents, and secants ... Tables of natural versed sines ... With their construction and use (Printed for R. Mount, and T. Page, 1706), also by Henry Sherwin, Abraham Sharp, Edmond Halley, and John Wallis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Mathematical tables, contrived after a most comprehensive method: viz. a table of logarithms, from 1 to 101000. To which is added (upon the same page) the differences and proportional parts, whereby the logarithm of any number under 10,000,000 may easily be found. Tables of natural sines, tangents, and secants ... Tables of natural and versed sines ... With their construction and use (Printed for T. Page, W. and F. Mount, 1726), also by Henry Sherwin, Abraham Sharp, Edmond Halley, and John Wallis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Mathematical tables, contrived after the most comprehensive method: viz. a table of logarithms, from 1 to 101000.To which is added (upon the same page) the differences and proportional parts, whereby the logarithm of any number under 10,000,000 may easily be found. Tables of natural sines, tangents, and secants ... Tables of natural versed sines ... With their construction and use (Printed for R. and W. Mount, and T. Page, 1717), also by Henry Sherwin, William Gardiner, Abraham Sharp, Edmond Halley, and John Wallis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Mirifici logarithmorum canonis constructio; et eorum ad naturales ipsorum numeros habitudines; una cum appendice ... una cum annotationibus ... (A. Hermann, 1895), also by John Napier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Mirifici logarithmorvm cannonis constrvctio; et eorvm ad natvrales ipsorum numeros habitudines (Lvgdvni, 1895), also by John Napier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: The propositions of Sir Anthony Thomas, knight, and Iohn Worsop, Esquire for making of the bargaine with the country, and Henry Briggs, professor of the mathematicks in the vniuersitie of Oxford, Heldebrand Pruson, citizen and salter of London, and Cornelius Drible, engeneere, with the rest of the undertakers for the drayning of the Levell within the sixe counties of Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge, Isle of Elie, Huntington, North-hampton and Lincolne-shire, on the southside of Gleane. ([London? : s.n.], Dated the 11. of Ianuary, 1629), also by Anthony Thomas, John Worsop, Heldebrand Pruson, and Cornelis Drebbel (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Tabellen der sinuum tangentium und secantium: wie auch der logarithmorum vor die sinus tangentes, und die zahlen von 1. biss 10000. sampt arth und weise leichtlich durch derselben hülffe allerley drey-ecken gerade-linische und sphærische auch viel andere schwäre astronomische fragen auff zu lösen (Bey H. Boom, und der wittwe D. Booms, 1689), also by Adriaan Vlacq (page images at HathiTrust)
• Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630: Tabellen der sinvvm, tangentivm, und secantivm, wie auch der logarithmorvm für die sinvs tangentes, und die zahlen von 1 biss 10000. Sampt art und weise, leichtlich durch derselben hülffe allerley drey-ecken gerad-linische und sphärische, auch viel andere schwere astronomische fragen aufzulösen (Bey J. F. Fleischer, 1748), also by Adriaan Vlacq (page images at HathiTrust)

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